So it seems I may be having Eustachian tube problems?A lot of people report things ramping up when they are sick. Just ride out whatever has you ill before you draw any new conclusions. Also many here, myself included, will have elevated tinnitus when waking up in the middle of the night. Mine goes completely haywire when I pull an all-nighter.
Mine has been constantly changing from bad in the morning to good in the morning, at night too vice versa..It's pretty common for it to be calm in the morning and gradually get worse as the day goes. I've read some people have it worse in the morning and it calms down in the evening. Kind of a flip of the coin.
I guess the main thing that Improved was sleep but reactivity got worse.I'll try to. I can live with my old tinnitus, but the new one that came out of nowhere that ramps up during sleep is life changing.
Hey CaptainI guess the main thing that Improved was sleep but reactivity got worse.
White noise, even if quiet over some time ,starts to increase mine. Box fan, PC fan, tires on the road. I had a firework incident when I was a kid, then another firework incident later on, both in right ear. 3 months ago got a new ringing tone in left ear, 2 weeks after my COVID-19 shot. Could've been noise induced too as I used to use headphones but at a quiet volume.Does your reactivity go on / off instantly to noise or is it the more common variant, increasing after noise exposure?
What was your cause 20 years ago?
MRI looks clear to me, but my eyesight is not good.Some little things I saw in my MRI today.
Black dot and white one.
For an untrained eye it looks a pretty standard nutSome little things I saw in my MRI today.
Black dot and white one.
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Yes, I think so.Is it possible to have a high pitch electrical buzz with Meniere's, hydrops or ETD?
I am not sure I am reading your audiogram correctly. Do you have hearing loss in your right ear (-55 dB at 2 kHz), that did not change from the previous audiogram and still your tinnitus changed a lot? Is that the situation?
Yeah I got a new pulsating tone in my left ear. Sounds very high frequency and faint most of the time, but other times it is annoying. It came on two weeks after the shot.Yes, I think so.
I am not sure I am reading your audiogram correctly. Do you have hearing loss in your right ear (-55 dB at 2 kHz), that did not change from the previous audiogram and still your tinnitus changed a lot? Is that the situation?
I'm going to say that maybe, just maybe, it was further hearing damage. My son would yell and my ear would wince...It's probably nothing, but do ask for another evaluation by a different radiologist. We saw dots like that in my MRI and concluded they were harmless.
It's interesting that you got a new tone after your vaccine, I got my Morse code after my 1st Pfizer shot, but in my case I was using new headphones at decently high volume. If you were using headphones at low volumes and did not experience discomfort/ear fullness, I doubt they were to blame.
That would actually be very unfortunate...I'm going to say that maybe, just maybe, it was further hearing damage. My son would yell and my ear would wince...
That's strange because it does not appear you have significant hearing loss in your left ear.Yeah I got a new pulsating tone in my left ear. Sounds very high frequency and faint most of the time, but other times it is annoying. It came on two weeks after the shot.
To be fair I had dizzy episodes and random loud ringing (on top of my habituated right ear ringing) that was coming on months before the shot.
I have not... just chiro lol.That's strange because it does not appear you have significant hearing loss in your left ear.
Have you checked your neck, jaw etc with a physiotherapist?
I can see a little better now with my one eye with natural light.Some little things I saw in my MRI today.
Black dot and white one.
Thanks Greg, you know your stuff lol. There were a ton more images but I dropped it off at the ENT. He mentioned if the MRI cleared, I would be a good candidate for hearing aids based on my hearing loss.I can see a little better now with my one eye with natural light.
Weighted images, which describes the frequency (speed) of the radio impulses used during your scan is not the greatest.
Black spots:
I don't think that your black spots are from flow voids from vessels.
Black spots can be areas of iron deposition or calcium.
White spots:
Most likely showing a history of migraine. Less likely would be B12 deficiency. I doubt that they note a small head injury.
There are no signs of small strokes, multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus, a brain tumor such as lymphoma, or an infection such as Lyme.
I do see hypersignal activity and for some it can be off and on somatic. Some of this hypersignal activity does appears to be new and could be from the vaccine.
It's just your brain focusing on hearing loss and I would say that you are having a spike. I doubt additional hearing loss.
I would suggest hearing aids.
Jesus, that audiogram is pretty bad in the right ear. Were you ever exposed to gunfire or anything happen to your right ear? How old are you if you don't mind me asking?Thanks Greg, you know your stuff lol. There were a ton more images but I dropped it off at the ENT. He mentioned if the MRI cleared, I would be a good candidate for hearing aids based on my hearing loss.
So I've been having back of neck/head left side headaches for almost two years now. That's coincidentally where that black dot is (I think). This comes on from eating bad or having my head pushed forward from bad posture.
Anyways, not gonna think much of it as most of us can't determine our tinnitus lol.
Thanks again.
How are you managing it? I'm 34 and got mine from fireworks.Jesus, that audiogram is pretty bad in the right ear. Were you ever exposed to gunfire or anything happen to your right ear? How old are you if you don't mind me asking?
I'm 39 and I have Ménière's disease. My tinnitus was flared hard by the Pfizer vaccine. I have the characteristic low frequency hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and fullness.